FAQs ON ARBITRATION

   

BASICS OF ARBITRATION

  Q.1.  What is Arbitration ?
  Q.2.  What is the modern concept of Arbitration ?
Q.3. How to enter into an Arbitration agreement ?
Q.4. How to get Interim Reliefs in a case where there is an Arbitration agreement ?
  Q.5.

What can a party to an Arbitration agreement do if the other party to the Arbitration agreement institutes a suit in a Court of Law praying for decision on matters, which are covered by the Arbitration agreement ?  

COMPOSITION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

  Q.6.  How and what number of Arbitrators are to be appointed ?
  Q.7. What about the appointment of sole or third Arbitrator in an International Commercial Arbitration ?
Q.8. Can a party challenge the appointment of an Arbitrator?
Q.9. What is the procedure for challenging the appointment of an Arbitrator ?
Q.10. What is to be done in case of failure or impossibility to act on the part of the Arbitrator or any of the Arbitrators ?
Q.11. What is the extent of Jurisdiction of an Arbitrator or the Arbitral Tribunal and who is to decide about same?
Q.12. What is the procedure for conduct of Arbitral proceedings ?
Q.13. What would be the place of Arbitration ?
Q.14. When does the Arbitration commence ?
Q.15. What is the procedure generally to be followed in an Arbitration proceeding ?
Q.16. What happens if either of the parties commits default in course of the conduct of the Arbitration ?
Q.17. Can the Arbitrator appoint an expert ?
Q.18. How Court assistance may be taken in taking evidence ?
Q.19.

What is the Law applicable in case of Arbitrations within India and in case on International Commercial Arbitration ?

Q.20. How would a panel of Arbitrators decide the case ?
Q.21.

Can the Arbitrator encourage settlement of the disputes or may use mediation, conciliation or other procedures during the proceedings of Arbitration ?

Q.22. What should be the form of an award?
Q.23. What should be the contents of the award ?
Q.24. What are the duties of the Arbitrator after the award is made ?
Q.25.

Does the Arbitrator have power to make an Interim award with respect to any matter which the Arbitrator may make a final award ?

Q.26. What is the power of an Arbitrator to award interest ?
Q.27. What about the costs of Arbitration; who has to pay and to what extent ?
Q.28. When does the Arbitration proceeding terminate ?
Q.29. Can the Arbitrator correct or interpret the award or make an additional award ?
Q.30. What is the legal consequences which follow the making of the award ?
Q.31. Can the party aggrieved make an application for setting aside an award .
Q.32. Is there any limitation for making an application for setting aside the award ?
  Q.33.

Is there any other alternative to uphold the award, after the making of the application for setting aside the same and before decision thereon by the Court ?

  Q.34. In what cases a party can go in appeal from an order of the Court ?
Q.35. Can the Arbitrator Tribunal ask for deposit on account of cost ?
Q.36. Does the Arbitrator have lien on the award and deposit as to costs ?
Q.37. Does an Arbitration agreement stand discharge by death of party there to ?
Q.38. What is the position in case of insolvency of a party?
Q.39.

Which Court will have Jurisdiction in a case where an application has already been made with respect to an Arbitration agreement?

Q.40. Does the limitation Act apply to an Arbitration?  

   

ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS

  Q.41.  What is a foreign award under the New York Convention Awards ?
Q.42.

Is a foreign award within the meaning of New York Convention, binding ?

Q.43.

What evidence has to be produced at the time of applying for the enforcement of a foreign award ?

Q.44. What are the grounds on which the enforcement of a foreign award may be refused ?
Q.45. What is the position of a foreign award, after the court is satisfied that the award is enforceable ?
Q.46. From which orders made under chapter 1 of Part II an appeal lies ?
Q.47.

What happens if a party institutes an action in a matter in respect of which the parties have made an agreement referred to in Section 44, that is, the chapter relating to the enforcement of certain foreign awards under the New York Convention ?

Q.48.

What happens if Chapter 1 of Part II relating to New York Convention Awards applies? Does Chapter 2 relating to Geneva Convention Awards also apply ?

INTRODUCTION TO LAW RELATING TO CONCILIATIONS  

Q.49. How a conciliation proceeding is commenced ?
Q.50. What would be the number of conciliators and how they are to be appointed ? What would be the number of conciliators and how they are to be appointed ?
Q.51. What is the procedure to be followed before the conciliator ?
Q.52. What about the law applicable to the proceedings before the conciliator ?  
Q.53. What is the role of the conciliator ?  
Q.54. Can the conciliator take administrative assistance from other institutions or person ?  
Q.55. What about the communication between conciliator and parties ?
Q.56. Is the conciliator bound to disclose the informations that he receives  to the other side ?
Q.57. What are the other duties of the parties in a conciliation proceeding to facilitate a conciliation ?  
Q.58. How and in what manner a settlement is to be or may be arrived at ?
Q.59. What is the status and effect of settlement agreement ?
Q.60. Is there any duty cast upon the parties and the conciliator to keep the matters relating to conciliations as confidential ?
Q.61. When do the conciliation proceedings terminate ?
Q.62. Can a party or parties resort to arbitration or judicial proceedings during the course of the conciliation proceedings ?
Q.63. What about the costs regarding conciliation proceedings ?
Q.64. What is the role if any that the conciliator can discharge in other proceedings ?
Q.65. How far and to what extent the parties can use the evidence given in conciliation proceedins, in other proceedings ?

SCHEME FOR APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS, 1996

Q.66. Has the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta framed any scheme for the purposes of appointment of arbitrators as per the provisions of the said Act of 1996 ?
Q.67. What is the procedure, if any, for submission of request to the Chief Justice under subsection 4 or subsection 5 or subsection 6 of Section 11 of the Act ?
Q.68. What are the other salient features of the Scheme ?

- We acknowledge the contribution of Hon'ble Justice B. L. Jain, former Judge of Calcutta High Court for the answers to  FAQs on arbitration .

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